What is China’s tariff strategy? Escalate to de-escalate, say analysts


China’s latest tariff hike is the most hard-hitting response against the tariffs slapped on countries worldwide by the US. - Reuters

SINGAPORE: China will raise tariffs on US goods to 84 per cent, up from the 34 per cent previously announced, in a dramatic escalation of the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

China’s latest tariff hike, announced on April 9 and effective from April 10, is by far the most hard-hitting response against the tariffs that the United States had slapped on countries worldwide.

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